Mahzor – a prayer book for Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Mahzor – a prayer book for Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

  • Place of origin:Vilna
  • Date:1873, 1896
  • Materials and equipment:28.5 х 21.5; 383 pp; 27,5 х 20,5
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    Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Yortsayts
Haim Dovid Hirszovicz. Yortsayt for his mother Golda Hasa, daughter of Mikhal, who died in the month of Av 5654 (August, 1894) Vilna (?). 1896. Colour ink and watercolours on papercut. 27.5 х 20.5 Hebrew. The yortsayt was pasted into the binding of a mahzor – a prayer book for Rosh Hashanah (New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) – and discovered during restoration. Vilna: Romm Widow and Brothers publishing house. 1873. 28.5 х 21.5; 383 pp